Section 65LB — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

(1) An organisation meets the conditions in this section if:

(a) it is a recipient organisation (see subsection (2)); or

(b) there is a recipient organisation in relation to the organisation (see subsection (3)).

(2) An organisation is a recipient organisation for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) if it receives, or has been approved to receive, funding under a program or a part of a program designated by the Minister under subsection (4) in order to provide services that include post‑separation parenting programs.

(3) An organisation is a recipient organisation in relation to another organisation for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) if:

(a) both:

(i) the other organisation is a member of the organisation; and

(ii) the organisation receives, or has been approved to receive, funding under a program or a part of a program designated by the Minister under subsection (4) in order that the organisation’s members may provide services that include post‑separation parenting programs; or

(b) both:

(i) the organisation acts on behalf of a group of organisations that includes the other organisation; and

(ii) the organisation receives, or has been approved to receive, funding under a program or a part of a program designated by the Minister under subsection (4) in order that the organisations on whose behalf it acts may provide services that include post‑separation parenting programs.

(4) The Minister may, in writing, designate for the purposes of this section:

(a) a program; or

(b) part of a program;

administered by or on behalf of the Commonwealth Government under which money appropriated by the Parliament is provided to organisations for the purposes of making post‑separation parenting programs available.

(5) An instrument under this section is not a legislative instrument.

Related sections

• s 65K — What happens when parenting order that deals with whom a child lives with does not make provision in relation to death of parent with whom child lives
• s 65L — Family consultants may be required to supervise or assist compliance with parenting orders
• s 65LA — Court may order attendance at a post‑separation parenting program
• s 65X — Interpretation
• s 65Y — Obligations if certain parenting orders have been made: taking or sending a child outside Australia
• s 65YA — Obligations if certain parenting orders have been made: retaining a child outside Australia

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